The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook showcased at IFA 2011 Berlin

Acer would not want to be late when it comes to the latest technology available. With Intel's Ultrabook chips and together with Toshiba and Lenovo, Acer have showcased their Aspire S3 Ultrabook at IFA 2011 in Berlin. Like the other Ultrabooks out there (included is Asus's Eee PC UX21), the Aspire S3 will be thin. How thin? I guess this is the thinnest in all of them Ultrabooks, at only 0.51 inch (12.9mm) thick.

Toshiba intros the Portege Z830 Ultrabook laptop

At IFA 2011 a lot of Ultrabooks were showcased. This new chipset from Intel will give computer manufacturers the ability to make their laptops thin. The first Ultrabook that was announced a few weeks back was Asus's Eee PC UX21 which resembles a lot of the MacBook Air. Aside from that, Lenovo also showcased their own version of an Ultrabook, the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s.

Lenovo intros the IdeaPad U300s

Lenovo at IFA 2011 in Berlin have announced their Intel Ultrabook laptop, the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s. The laptop is only 15mm thin edge-to-edge. Lenovo designed the IdeaPad U300s to be 15mm thin from edge to the other edge to keep the idea of a book (which does not slim down at another edge).

ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro sports an Intel Oak Trail processor - Android tablet with Windows 7 OS

Ok, don't get confused with the title I just made with this post. It basically means that the ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro runs on the Android platform but can also "boot" the Windows 7 OS. But don't get too excited with the "dual-boot" idea of it all. The device, by the way, is also showcased in at Computex 2011.

[Local] Intel officially announces the 2nd Generation Intel Sandy Bridge chips in the Philippines

Intel have officially unveiled their 2nd Generation Intel Sandy Bridge chips in the Philippines. It's apparent that these are the revamped and redesigned Cougar Point chipsets. If you can remember the first wave of these chips were found to have a design flaw which of course caused a bit of chaos here and there.

[Local] Apple's MacBook Pros now available in the Philippines starting at P61,990 (13")

Ladies and gentlemen of the Republic of The Philippines! The new MacBook Pros have arrived! The "new" that I'm talking about is of course those MacBook Pros that feature Intel's 2nd generation Intel Core processors. It's already selling in the US, of course, but just recently Apple have launched it in the Philippines.

Intel officially announces Thunderbolt

Formerly known as the "Light Peak", Intel have officially announced the Thunberbolt. You see this piece of technology incorporated into the new MacBook Pros. This technology will blow your mind away, it allows you to transfer data at a blazing speed. How fast? 10 Gbps.

Apple updates MacBook Pro line with 2nd Gen Intel Core processors

I know, there were tons of rumors that surrounded the MacBook Pros. I just decided not to post about them and just wait it out until they eventually become official. They have officially announced the updated MacBook Pros that now packs Intel's 2nd Generation processors (Sandy Bridge) and AMD Radeon HD graphics.

Intel with MeeGo introduces and demos the MeeGo Tablet User Experience

When we talk about tablet OS-es what comes into your mind? iOS? Android Honeycomb? What else? Well, MeeGo together with Intel have demoed the MeeGo tablet user experience. It will be a new OS and a new environment for tablet devices and is centered to the user for the best experience and usability. The OS is a plain, not so boring one, well it ain't available yet so we should expect more from it. Watch the demo videos after the break.

World's first MeeGo based netbook announced by Fujitsu

MeeGo, the Linux based OS that I did not know could work in netbook. Putting my ignorance aside, the Japanese company have announced the world's first MeeGo based netbook, the Lifebook MH330. It will be powered by an Intel Atom N455 processor with 1GB of RAM. Fujitsu have customized the MeeGo OS to take advantage of hardware buttons and nothing else. Head over the break to check out the specs of the device.

[Local] MSI WindPad W100 comes to the Philippines - Windows 7 tablet

The Windows 7 powered MSI WindPad W100 was showcased by MSI during the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in Las Vegas. YugaTech was informed by an MSI representative here in the Philippines that the tablet will be available in country.

Dell will cover defective laptops with faulty Intel Chips under warranty terms

Dell, like any other computer manufacturing companies that offered a PC with Intel's faulty chips, will have problems. Dell currently have 4 PCs available with those faulty chips the XPS 8300, Vostro 460, Alienware M17x R3,  and the Alienware Aurora R3. They have logically pulled these models down from Dell.com, meaning they will temporarily stop selling them since Intel's problem is "incurable". To those who already have these PCs Dell has a solution which they will base on their Warranty and Service terms. Unlike, Samsung's full refund program, Dell will not be able to replace those defective motherboards until April (schedule when Intel will release the new chips). Head after the break to check out Dell's path with this problem.

Samsung offers a full refund to PCs with faulty Intel Sandy Bridge processors

Oh dang! What happened Intel? Oh well, it seems and was confirmed by Intel that their 2nd generation Intel Core porcessors, those Sandy Bridges, have an "incurable design issue". Just when we thought that Intel has it, the hype for these Sandy Bridge processors. Now we get this news? Well, technology was never perfect. Anyway, Intel have stopped shipment and production of the faulty chips. The chips that are said to be affected is the Intel 6 Series chipset or those named "Cougar Point" chips. To put it into a more understandable name Intel Core i5 and i7 processors (Sandy Bridge). 

[Local] 2nd Generation Intel Core processors now available in the Philippines

Back at CES 2011 Intela have showered the world with their 2nd generation Intel Cores, those Sandy Brigdges, that feature a new architecture in the chip's design offering you better performance compared to the first gen iCores. In the Philippines though, Intel have already announced the processors, and my source have seen hem in stores already, well at least some of them.

Nokia N9 to appear at MWC 2011 with Intel processor?

Remember that phone? The rumored and leaked Nokia N9, set to be running on the Linux based OS, MeeGo? Well, it's here again with a rumor. Rumors have it that the said smartphone will be unveiled by Nokia during the Mobile World Congress this coming February. But what is more interesting aside from the fact that the smartphone is set to be running on MeeGo is that the processor that will be breathing underneath it is an Intel.

Toshiba updates Satellite L Series and Qosmio X505 with new Intel Cores

Toshiba updated it's Satellit L Series laptops during CES 2011. The new thing, apparently, inside this laptop is a new Intel Core (Sandy Bridge) processor. Also Toshiba upgrades it's Qosmios X505 notebook with, apparently, some Sandy Bridge love. Head over the break to get to know what are the new things inside thes notebooks.

Acer unveils the Aspire AS8950G with Intel's Sandy Bridge

Aside from announcing Acer's new line of Aspire notebooks they have also debuted the Acer Aspire AS8950G notebook which is actually a laptop to be in awe at. At least this time this is just one notebook not 3 that I am trying to organize which specs goes to which model so there's less confusion going on here. Head over the break for the laptops specs.

HP Envy 17, dv6, and dv7 updated with Sandy Bridge

HP have updated their HP Envy 17, dv6, and dv7 line of laptops with Intel's Sandy Bridge processors. What does that really mean? Sandy Bridge is the name given to Intel's popular Intel Core processors. The Sandy Bridge of it all are the second generation of the i3, i5, and the i7 cores.

Asus Eee PC 1015PN packs nVidia's next generation ION GPU

The Asus Eee PC 1015PN, is a new netbook from Asus that gets its own official page. The new thing from this netbook is that it'll be the first 10inch netbook to get the nVidia ION next generation discrete graphics and an Intel Dual Core processor that promises you "unprecedented performance" and will be on sale within the month of October.

Panasonic launched convertible Toughbook CF-C1

I don't know about you but when Panasonic comes into my mind, I do not associate it with laptops. But I have known Panasonic as a company who is also into the laptop industry with their famous Toughbooks. Used by scientists specially when they are in the field researching and gathering data from nature and what not. I always see their Toughbooks in Discovery Channel and Natgeo. I told my self, maybe this laptop might really be a tough one.